 | 1805 - 948 pages
...TO BLOSSOMS. • Fair pledges of a fruitful tree. Why do ye fall to fax ? Your date is not so past ; But you may stay yet here awhile, To blush and gently...go at last. • What, were ye born to be An hour or half s delight ; And so to bid good-night ? 'Twas pity Nature brought ye forth Merely to show your... | |
 | British periodicals - 1822 - 688 pages
...congenial soil. To li Fair pledges of a fruitful tree, Why do ye fall so fast? Your date is not so past, But you may stay yet here awhile, To blush and gently...smile, And go at last. What, were ye born to be An linur or half's delight, And so to bid good night? Tis pity Nature brought you forth, Merely to show... | |
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - Bibliography - 1807 - 456 pages
...here awhile To blush and gently smile ; And go at last. 2. What, were ye born to be An hour or half s delight, And so to bid good-night ? Twas pity Nature...forth Merely to shew your worth, And lose you quite. 3. But you are lovely leaves, where we May read how soon things have Their end, though ne er so brave... | |
 | 1807 - 308 pages
...fruitful tree, Why do ye.fall so fast ? Your date is not so past, But you may stay yet here awile, To blush and gently smile ; And go at last. What, were. ye born to be An hour or halPs delight . And so to bid good-night ? Twas pity nature brought ye forth Merely to shew your worth,... | |
 | Robert Herrick - English poetry - 1810 - 280 pages
...CL. TO BLOSSOMS. FAIR pledges of a fruitful tree, Why do ye fall so fast ? Your date is not so past, But you may stay yet here awhile To blush, and gently...And go at last. What, were ye born to be An hour or half 's delight, And so to bid good night ? 'Twas pity nature brought ye forth Merely to shew your... | |
 | 1814 - 570 pages
...TO BLOSSOMS. FAIR pledges of a fruitful tree, Why do you fall so fast > Your date is not so past , But you may stay yet here awhile, To blush and gently smile ; And go at last. What were you born to be An hour or two's delight ; A nd so to bid good night ; Twas pity nature brought you... | |
 | 1814 - 556 pages
...sorrow. TO BLOSSOMS. FAIR pledges of a fruitful Why do you fall so fast ! Your date is not SO past ; But you may stay yet here awhile, To blush and gently smile ; And go at lust. What were you born to be A n hour or two's delight ; And so to bid good night ; "Twas pity nature... | |
 | 1814 - 564 pages
...M'rrow. TO BLOSSOMS. PAIR pledges of afruitful tree, Why do you fall so fast i Your date i> not so past ; But you may stay yet here awhile. To blush and gently smile ; And So at tost. What were you born to be An hour or two's delight; And so to bid gocd night ; 'Twas pity... | |
 | Richard Lobb - Nature study - 1817 - 430 pages
...reflections : Fair pledges of a fruitful tre»i Why do you fall so fast ? Your date is not so past, But you may stay yet here awhile, To blush and gently smile ; And go at last. What were you born to be An hour or two's delight ; And so to bid good night ! •Twas pity Nature brought you... | |
 | English literature - 1818 - 596 pages
...deatb. TO BLOSSOMS. Fair pledges of a fruitful tree, Why do ye fail so fast ? Your date is not so past, But you may stay yet here awhile To blush, and gently...And go at last. What, were ye born to be An hour or half s deliirht, And MI to bid good night ? •Twas pity Nature .brought ye forth, Merely to shew your... | |
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To BLOSSOMS FAIR pledges of a fruitful tree, Why do ye fall so fast? Your date is not so past, But you may stay yet here awhile To blush and gently smile, And go at last. 
